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| (a) | Either directly or indirectly, divert or attempt to divert a business partner, client, account, or customer of the Company or prospective business partner, client, account or customer of the Company which the Associate worked with or learned of during the course of his employment with the Company, (collectively hereinafter, a "Contact") regardless of the geographic location of such Contact; |

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| (b) | Participate in or contribute in any way to the identification, solicitation, diversion or employment of any current or former employee of the Company, or the initiation of contact with, identification, solicitation or diversion of any Contact of the Company, for or by any business similar to the business conducted by the Company, including but not limited to the research, development, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of bearings, steel and steel components as further described in any and all manufacturing, marketing and sales manuals and materials as the same may be altered, amended, supplemented or otherwise changed from time to time, or of any other products or services substantially similar to or readily substitutable for any such described products and services; or |

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| (c) | Either directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, serve as a consultant, agent or independent contractor, participate in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of the Company's significant competitors which are NSK Ltd., NTN Corp., JTEKT Corporation, RBC Bearings Inc., SKF AB, ILJIN Group, Kaydon Corporation, Inc., American Roller Bearing Company, Schaeffler KG, Republic Steel, Gerdau S.A., Nucor Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc., CITIC Pacific, ArcelorMittal S.A., or subsidiaries or affiliates of such companies, or any other company that may emerge as a significant competitor of the Company after the execution of this Agreement (collectively hereinafter, “Competitors”) regardless of the location of the Competitor. |

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